How I Got Over

"Can telling your story save your life?"

HOW I GOT OVER follows 15 formerly homeless women as they craft an original play, based on their harrowing true-life stories, to be performed one-night-only at The Kennedy Center. The women of N Street Village - a community for addiction recovery - have never performed on stage in their lives. Yet, guided by teachers from the Theater Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, they discover their untapped artistic talents and reckon with their traumatic histories. Courage is found; a leap of faith is taken. Sharing their pasts to release the potential in their futures, these 15 emboldened women take the stage in front of a packed house, illuminating the transformative power of arts education.

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New Shoes

2004

After Winter Comes Spring

After Winter Comes Spring

1989

Gubra

Gubra

2006

Rabun

Rabun

2003

RPG OKC

2013

Obendrüber, da schneit es

Obendrüber, da schneit es

2012

Christmas in the City

Christmas in the City

2013

Why Not!

Why Not!

1977

Homegoings

Homegoings

2013

Return Ticket

Return Ticket

1979

Chado

Chado

2020

Whale Rider

Whale Rider

2003

Point Break

Point Break

1991

The Story of the Weeping Camel

The Story of the Weeping Camel

2003

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

2000

Frida

Frida

2002

Meena

Meena

1973

One Sister

One Sister

2016

Framing Mom

Framing Mom

2016

The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe

2016